Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 33, Number 2, 1 February 2016 — Goodwill Hawaiʻi offers tax filing clinics [ARTICLE]

Goodwill Hawaiʻi offers tax filing clinics

Goodwill Hawai'i is partnering with the Intemal Revenue Service and Aloha United Way to provide

free tax preparation assistance to low ineome families at seven loeations statewide starting Feb. 2. Individuals or households who earned $54,000 or less and do not own a home or business may qualify. Last tax season, Goodwill Hawai'i assisted more than 1,300 households. On average, eaeh household received a tax refund of $2,175. Clinics will be offered on O'ahu in Honolulu, Kapolei and Windward O'ahu; on Hawai'i Island in Hilo and Kona; in Kahului, Maui and Lihue, Kaua'i. To schedule an appointment with a tax preparer, visit www.higoodwill.org or eall (808) 836-0313. Walk-ins are accepted on a firsteome, first-served basis. Visit http:// www.higoodwill.org/newsroom/ filing-assistance-for-low-income-families/ for tax elinie hours.